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Venice, originally called "Venice of America", was founded by wealthy developer Abbot Kinney in 1905 as a beach resort town, 14 miles (23 km) west of Los Angeles. He and his partner Francis Ryan had bought 2 miles (3 km) of ocean-front property south of Santa Monica in 1891.
The Venice Canal Historic District is embedded in the residential Venice suburb of Los Angeles, California. The historic district is noteworthy for possessing man-made wetland canals, built in 1905 by developer Abbot Kinney as part of his Venice of America. Kinney sought to recreate the appearance and feel of Venice, Italy, in coastal Los ...
Real estate development. Known for. Founding Venice of America. Abbot Kinney (November 16, 1850 in New Brunswick, New Jersey – November 4, 1920 in Santa Monica, California) was an American developer, conservationist, water supply expert and tree expert. Kinney is best known for his "Venice of America" development in Los Angeles.
Commissioned by real estate developer Abbot Kinney as part of his "Venice of America", the pier was 1,600 ft (490 m) long. [1] The Ship Cafe was built at the same time, [2] and was originally intended to be a full-service resort "with sleeping apartments, a restaurant, a kitchen, office and all of the appointments of the modern hotel".
Venice of America House. / 33.99056°N 118.46778°W / 33.99056; -118.46778. Venice of America House is a Late Victorian house built in 1906 in present-day Venice in Los Angeles, California . The Venice of America House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.
Venice of America may refer to the following places: Original name of Venice, Los Angeles and the Venice Canal Historic District, in California. Nickname of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Nickname of Cape Coral, Florida. Nickname of Holyoke, Massachusetts, particularly its downtown, which contains the Holyoke Canal System.
Venice is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census , its population was 162. [ 2 ] It is 77 miles (124 km) south of New Orleans on the west bank of the Mississippi River at 29°16′37″N 89°21′17″W / 29.27694°N 89.35472°W / 29.27694; -89.
Abbot Kinney and the Story of Venice (1941) by Edward Biberman, originally commissioned for a post office in Venice, Los Angeles, depicts developer Abbot Kinney and scenes from the history of Venice, including the Venice of America canal district and the Venice oil boom. [23] [24] [25]